Microchipping – The European Union and other countries and territories (e.g., Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Israel, UAE (Dubai), Saudi Arabia, etc., require that pets must be microchipped before or on the same date as the rabies vaccination. Rabies vaccinations that were administered BEFORE the insertion of the microchip will not be considered as valid for the rabies antibody titre test required for pets entering into the EU and other strict rabies control countries/territories:

ISO 11784/11785 standard microchips required by the EU and other countries are available at the International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS)

Microchip insertion is a surgical procedure and should only be performed by an experienced and professional veterinarian

ICVS has universal microchip scanners and provides FREE scans for pets that are already microchipped to ensure readability.

Rabies vaccination performed at a legally designated animal

vaccination hospital in the PRC:

ICVS is an officially designated animal vaccination hospital in the PRC

and can administer rabies and all required vaccines for pets

The rabies vaccine must be administered at least 30-days before the

blood draw date for the rabies antibody titre test

Blood draw and serum separation for rabies antibody titre test:

Blood draw for rabies antibody titre test should be performed no sooner than 30-days AFTER the rabies vaccination

ICVS can perform the blood draw and prepare the serum separation (1.5 ml) for the official rabies antibody titre test

ICVS can help owners complete the rabies antibody titre testing at official EU OIE authorized laboratories and provide express test results to the owner in 2-3 weeks

Once the dog or cat has passed the official EU OIE rabies antibody titre test, the test is considered valid for the life of the animal as long as the animal is rabies vaccinated annually before the expiration date of the last rabies vaccine

It is strongly recommended that pets going to EU countries complete microchipping, rabies vaccinations and the rabies antibody titre test if the owner knows the pet may enter into the EU in the future

It is not recommended to wait until the year of departure as the mandatory minimum 120 days preparation period may cause signficant delays or result in the pet not being able to depart with pet owners in the event that owners need to leave China earlier than planned

An EU Veterinary Certificate is also required to be filled out by the pet owner and stamped by the Beijing Quarantine Bureau’s Animal Hospital at the time of the exit health examination required 12-days before the animal’s departure

Pets undergoing the exit health examination in Beijing will be provided the EU Veterinary Health Certificate by the Beijing Quarnatine Bureau as part of the documents required for export to the EU.

Pet owners in cities outside of Beijing may download the latest EU Veterinary Certificate at this link on the EU web site (last section under “Health Certificate and Declaration”):